Police have announced today Chelsea star Eden Hazard will not face criminal prosecution for kicking a ball boy.

The £170,000 a week midfielder won't face charges for the incident against Swansea City ballboy Charlie Morgan, 17.

But the 22-year-old Belgium international is facing an extended ban after the Football Association charged him over the row.

However, police said they will not pursue any legal prosecution over the incident in the Capital One Cup semi-final.

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Wealthy: Charlie Morgan (left), the ballboy who was kicked by Eden Hazard during a League Cup game on Wednesday night, is the son of multi-millionaire businessman Martin Morgan (right)

Speaking out: The schoolboy tweeted after the incident to reveal he would not press charges

A South Wales Police spokeswoman
said: 'We received a number of calls from members of the public
following an incident involving a ball boy at the Capital One Cup
semi-final between Swansea City and Chelsea at The Liberty Stadium in
Swansea.

'From the outset our primary concern
was for the victim who was spoken to by a police officer in the presence
of his father and he does not wish to make any formal complaint.

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'We can confirm there is no longer any police involvement in this matter.'

Hazard was already set to serve an automatic three-match suspension for the red card he received as Chelsea went out of the Capital One Cup at Swansea City.

But the FA deemed that 'insufficient' punishment for the offence, prompting an additional charge this afternoon.

It said in a statement: 'The FA have charged Chelsea’s Eden Hazard following his side’s League Cup semi-final at Swansea City on 23 January 2013.

'It is alleged that Hazard’s behaviour in relation to a Swansea City ball boy, for which the player was dismissed in the 78th minute, constituted violent conduct whereby the standard punishment that would otherwise apply was clearly insufficient.'

Boasting: Charlie posted a picture of a broken bottle of Veuve Clicquot champagne on his Twitter page, as well as one of torn-up betting slips

Party boy: Charlie Morgan texting while his girlfriend Jess Lamb poses for the camera

Property: Self-made tycoon Mr Morgan is the owner of the luxury Morgans hotel in Swansea, pictured

The teenager broke his silence with a new post on Twitter.

Teenager Charlie confirmed that he
would not be pressing charges against the footballer, who was sent off
following the incident in the dying minutes of the League Cup
semi-final.

'Crazy 24 hours,' the 17-year-old hotel heir tweeted. 'Spoke to Hazard and I will not be pressing charges. Be in touch.'

The message went out to his 100,000 followers - up from 600 before he had his moment in the spotlight this week.

One fan who was not on the ballboy's side, however, was allegedly Ashley Cole's mother Sue.

She described Charlie as a 'f******
little s***' in a Facebook post which was quickly deleted, according to
the Sun, but then said: 'That was between me and my friend.'

Many
football supporters have accused the teenager of being at fault for the
incident after it emerged that he had posted a message on Twitter
before the game in which he said he was 'needed for timewasting'.

A police spokesman confirmed that Charlie would not make a formal complaint: 'Officers have interviewed the ball boy concerned in the presence of his father and he does not wish to make any formal complaint.

Travelling in style: Charlie put up this picture of himself in Virgin Atlantic's upper class

Destination: The teenager on holiday in Las Vegas, in another picture he posted to Twitter

Initial public sympathy for Charlie
Morgan, whose enviable lifestyle is funded by his multi-millionaire
father, a Swansea director, turned into suspicion yesterday.

He faced a torrent of abuse for what many saw as his play acting and gamesmanship.

Appearing to throw himself on top of
the ball when it ran out of play towards the end of the match, he ended
up receiving a kick in the ribs from Hazard as he tried to retrieve the
ball and help his team make up a two-goal deficit.

The teenager, heir to an estimated £42million fortune, writhed on the ground, his face contorted in apparent pain.

Then it emerged that before the match
he had told his Twitter followers: ‘The king of all ball boys is
back making his final appearance’, adding: ‘needed for timewasting.’

Former school friend Ben Watkins, 18, said: 'He's really loving all the attention which has come with this.

Flashpoint: Chelsea's Eden Hazard clashed with the teenage ballboy who is lying on the ball

Grabbed: Hazard reaches for the football as the ballboy writhes on the ground

'He's going to be dining out on this story for years to come - he'll never have to buy a drink in Swansea again.

'He
thinks he's up there with the football stars but he's going to come
crashing down to earth when it's time to go back to revision for his
A-levels.'

Controversial footballer Joey Barton, previously sent off for violent conduct and jailed for common
assault, came to the Chelsea player’s defence, tweeting: ‘Hazard’s only
crime is he hasn’t kicked him hard enough. After reviewing last night’s
footage, I’ve come to the conclusion that the game’s gone. Ball boys
aged 17, time wasting, then rolling round like they’ve been shot.’

Elsewhere on the internet mocked-up
pictures of a hospital patient covered in bandages were posted, claiming
they were photographs of Charlie Morgan.

Gavin And Stacey actress Joanna Page, a Swansea fan, said: ‘Thank you to our twelfth player, by the way.’

However, someone else wrote to
Charlie: ‘Mate, all I wanna say is ... YOU are a disgrace and a bad
sportsman for trying to time waste. I hope he broke your ribs.’

Another added: ‘Five minutes of fame, but you looked an idiot. You should be ashamed.’

The moment: Chelsea striker Eden Hazard kicks a ballboy in the ribs during a match against Swansea City

Yesterday Charlie, a student at sixth-form college, could not be contacted at his family’s £1.5million home in Carmarthenshire.

Neither could his property tycoon
father Martin, 50, a friend of Swansea-born actress Catherine
Zeta-Jones. Mr Morgan is the director of 11 hotel and property companies
and has featured in the Sunday Times Rich List as the 32nd richest
person in Wales.

His son appears to enjoy posting
photographs of himself on planes and with his girlfriend Jess Lamb and
his white Audi sports car.

In posts on Twitter he brags about
drinking Veuve Clicquot champagne, including a picture of a broken
bottle, and going on holiday to Las Vegas and Dubai.

One photo shows him with a blue baseball cap on backwards as he settles down on a first-class flight.

Ben Watkins said: ‘He must be the richest ball boy in football. He’s mad
about Swansea City. I guess he’s been a bit spoiled because his dad’s
got pots of money.’

Charlie had retired as a ball boy at
Swansea after six years but returned for Wednesday’s match, which ended
0-0 after Chelsea lost the first leg 2-0.

He wrote: ‘Haven’t been doing it this
season been ask to come back to run them because the person can’t come
in cos of the snow.’

Although police interviewed Charlie
in the presence of his father, the family chose not to press charges and
they were invited into the Chelsea dressing room where the teenager and
22-year-old Hazard apologised to each other.

Explaining his actions with ten
minutes left on the clock, Hazard said: ‘The boy put his whole body on
to the ball and I was just trying to kick the ball and I think I kicked
the ball and not the boy.’

He continued: ‘The ball boy came in
the changing room and we had a quick chat and I apologised and the boy
apologised as well, and it is over. Sorry.’

Swansea manager Michael Laudrup said
he expected Hazard would regret the incident – and denied suggestions
that the club had told the ball boys to hold on to the ball when it went
out of play.

Helping hand: Chelsea's Demba Ba (right) checks on the ballboy after he had clashed with Eden Hazard

Boast: The 17-year-old earlier wrote on Twitter that he was 'needed for timewasting'

Chelsea players reacted angrily on the pitch when referee Chris Foy produced a red card.
They claimed Hazard had tried to get the ball loose to
restart play as the clock ticked down.

Hazard told Chelsea TV after the
game: 'The boy put his whole body onto the ball and I was just trying
to kick the ball and I think I kicked the ball and not the boy. I
apologise.

'The ballboy came in the changing
room and we had a quick chat and I apologised and the boy apologised as
well, and it is over. Sorry.'

'The
boy put his whole body onto the ball and I was just trying to kick the
ball and I think I kicked the ball and not the boy. I apologise'

Eden Hazard

The
cup tie marked an impressive victory for Swansea, who will go to
Wembley for the first cup final in their 100-year history after winning
2-0 on aggregate thanks to their first-leg success.

Swansea captain Ashley Williams, who
was close to the incident, said afterwards: ‘Demba Ba said he was
holding on to the ball, but I saw him (Hazard) kick him in the ribs. You
can’t do that to a little boy.’

However,
former Chelsea and England manager Glenn Hoddle sympathised with Hazard
and claimed managers often instruct ballboys to waste time.

He
told Sky Sports: ‘As a manager, if you’ve got ballboys, you will tell
people instructing the ballboys that if you’re winning the game, don’t
give the ball back quickly.’

On the floor: Charlie lies on the ground after being kicked by Chelsea's Eden Hazard

Explanation: Hazard apologised for the incident in an interview with Chelsea TV after the match

Chelsea manager Rafael Benitez said that Hazard's actions would be dealt with internally by the club.

He said: 'The ballboy has been in
the dressing room talking with Hazard and they have apologised to each
other. They know they were wrong, that's it.

'He was wasting time, Hazard was
frustrated, he wanted to get the ball back quickly so they have both
made a mistake and we cannot say too much.

'We will deal with this internally. We will analyse and wait to see if there is any action from the FA.'

Twitter users reacted strongly to the
incident, branding Hazard a 'disgrace', 'scumbag' and 'animal’.
Footballers Michael Owen and Robbie Fowler also waded into the debate.

Stoke
City striker Owen said on Twitter: ‘I’ve seen it all now! What a joke'.
Former Liverpool footballer Fowler added: ‘Right decision
even though ballboy milked it.’

CNN
broadcaster Piers Morgan said: ‘Eden Hazard sent off for deliberately
kicking a ballboy in the ribs. Yes, you read right. Unbelievable!’

And
Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand added: 'I'm not the
authorities but in my eyes its a red for all those asking. Us players do
put refs in bad spots at times unfortunately!'

In pain: A ballboy (second right) is ushered away from the sidelines following the incident with Hazard

But
former Derby County footballer Robbie Savage, now a BBC pundit, said:
‘Still can’t believe he got sent off for that, incredible!! If the
ballboy does his job properly that doesn’t happen.’

Even Nick Clegg joined the fray,
telling LBC Radio listeners during his weekly phone-in show that he
thought the player and the ballboy should share the blame for the
incident.

'My early judgment is, this is going
to sound like painful fence-sitting, but I think they are both at
fault,' the Deputy Prime Minister said.

'Hazard absolutely should not have
done what he did, that was absolutely out of order. Benitez has been
clear on that. But the ballboy did seem to kind of cover the ball, which
is frustrating for a player.'

Chelsea’s
official Twitter feed tried to make light of the incident, saying: 'Has football
gone mad? Hazard is sent off for kicking the ball under a ballboy
attempting to smother the ball rather than return it. #CFC'